Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Sue Webber S6O-03078 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent Police Scotland Officer and Staff Numbers statistics showing the number of police officers in Police Scotland's Edinburgh division. Fulton MacGregor S6O-03079 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the availability of psychological services for all who need them. Liz Smith S6O-03080 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an analysis of the potential impact that its 2024-25 Budget will have on primary care services. Russell Findlay S6O-03081 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, what its response is to reports that Scottish Government decisions appeared to have been taken for "purely political" reasons, including comments made by the former First Minister's chief of staff regarding seeking a "good old-fashioned rammy" with the UK Government. Bill Kidd S6O-03082 5. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it considers when determining how to allocate funding for humanitarian aid in situations such as those in Gaza. David Torrance S6O-03083 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all legal predator control is carried out in a way that is consistent with best practice in animal welfare standards. Alasdair Allan S6O-03084 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support will be put in place to assist local authorities in establishing "areas of linguistic significance", as set out in the Scottish Languages Bill. The Member has provided the following Gaelic translation: Gus faighneachd do Riaghaltas na h-Alba de an taic a bhios ann do dh'ughdarrasan ionadail a tha airson àitichean a tha "sònraichte a thaobh chànain" a stèidheachadh, mar a chaidh a chuir an làthair ann am Bile nan Cànan Albannach. Rona Mackay S6O-03085 8. To ask the Scottish Government when the project board that is being formed to oversee the consideration of future funding for violence against women services will next meet. followed by First Minister's Questions Douglas Ross S6F-02792 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-02793 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Craig Hoy S6F-02813 3. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s intervention into its use and retention of informal communications, in light of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Jim Fairlie S6F-02821 4. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on what progress the Scottish Government has made towards implementing the recommendations of the COVID-19 Recovery Committee’s report, Long COVID . Monica Lennon S6F-02810 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the Who Cares? Scotland research report, Is Scotland Keeping the Promise? , which reportedly indicates that, on the fourth anniversary of the publication of The Promise, key pledges made to care experienced people are not being fulfilled. Ariane Burgess S6F-02798 6. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to strengthen enforcement powers in relation to long-term empty homes. followed by Members' Business — S6M-11396 Stephen Kerr: The Future of the Grangemouth Oil Refinery That the Parliament understands what it sees as the importance of the Grangemouth oil refinery to the local economy and national economy; further understands that hundreds of jobs are directly linked, and thousands are indirectly linked, to the refinery; notes the concern about the potential impact that the closure of the Grangemouth refinery will have on the workers at the plant, including the potential job losses; further notes the concern about the consequences of closure for the numerous supply chains that it understands rely on production at Grangemouth, and notes the belief that the proposed closure would have a serious and detrimental impact on the energy security of Scotland and the rest of the UK. followed by Portfolio Questions Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition Michelle Thomson S6O-03070 1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding what is required to unlock the full potential of Scotland's green economy. Sarah Boyack S6O-03071 2. To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to address potholes on the road network, including what support is available for local authorities to do so, in light of reports that Edinburgh is the second worst city in the UK for potholes. Richard Leonard S6O-03072 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to encourage a modal shift to public transport. Karen Adam S6O-03073 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is embedding gender equality into its efforts to deliver a just transition. Jackie Dunbar S6O-03074 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the role of the renewable energy sector in meeting its net zero ambitions. Annie Wells S6O-03075 6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the 2024-25 Budget will have on Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Alex Rowley S6O-03076 7. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it plans to use to assess how successful the ScotRail peak fares removal pilot has been. Finlay Carson S6O-03077 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on transport infrastructure projects in the south of Scotland. followed by Ministerial Statement: Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol followed by Stage 1 Debate: Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill Shona Robison S6M-12096 That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill. followed by Decision Time